Lou Decruss wrote:

> >The big bargain was a 16 oz package of nova for $14. Now I gotta get
> >some bagels.
>
> There's a place by me that sells clamshell packs labeled "lox trim"
> for 4.59 a pound. Whenever they have it I get a pack of approximately
> 1/2 pound. It's not thin slices but more like strips. It tastes the
> same and you need to pick through it a bit but for the price it's
> great.

Around here they call that "Nova snacks". I stay away from it because
it often has a mess of dried-out edge pieces, and also, since it's
trimmings, some pieces are chunks rather than strips. Too much bother
for me.